Many folks skipped this show in San Diego to prepare for the Halloween show at the Shrine. The Boys threw down for those who made the trek and this is probably one of the most unique San Jose's ever..haunting Kang in violin...worth the trip in itself....

In my mind, the first set comes off a little bit flat. It's well-played, but it just didn't really come alive for me. The second set gets right into it though with a really tasty Sweet Melinda> San Jose, both songs I love, and the segway jam is great. The whole second set much outdoes the first one, and another highlight for me was the Black Clouds>So What>On the Road. Always love the covers they do and this So What is pretty on point, they're sounding tight and so groovy. The encores are good and It Is What It Is closes out the show quite nicely.

Overall I think it's a well played show, a solid 4 stars, but not my favourite cheese.

check out the sweet melinda > san jose. A buddy turned me on to this great stuff...thanks steve. All in all good queso.
Sound is good as well

I was at this show, and at the time I was a little bummed not to hear some SCI songs that I really like - as if they were saving up some good material for Halloween, the next show. But now that I listen to it, I think this is some really great music to have on CD. Its very jazzy and unique and musical, and really really good. I highly recommend downloading this show, and I give it four strong stars. Also, I'm really impressed with the sound quality, so whatever was being talked about in the other reviews appears to have been fixed.

I was the person responsible for the dat>disc transfer. There was no problem with either of those transfers. The problem was traced to a burner further down the chain. Anybody seeking this show can contact me directly.

not at the show,but in the conversion of dat->.wav. i hope other people notice the muddy mid to high tones i had the same issue with 10-26-02 from this archive. hmm it was converted by the same guy too ? wierd!